After trailers for the film were released, a social uproar occurred in Cambodia over the use of upside down Khmer lettering on the police shields. The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has since prohibited the film from being shown in Cambodia. Sin Chanchaya, director of the Department of Film, said that the decision to ban the film had come solely based on the trailer. Chanchaya said that the Ministry had approached the film producers to edit the lettering out of the film, but they had not replied by the time of the decision.
Though Bangkok's 2014 coup did oust a pro-U.S. government, the coup was bloodless, and didn't result in any street violence.
During the credits, when the cast list roles up, none of the American actors are credited for the characters they portrayed in the film.
The movie was shot in Thailand's tourist-friendly northern cities of Chiang Mai and Lampang.
Michelle Monaghan was originally cast in the lead role, but after the movie was delayed, she dropped out due to pregnancy. Lake Bell replaced her.